Telegram-herald., 1887-11-18

EW Ford, sta 24sz1sl. ) Co. Eas sea-
knosa lamDer rrn. las oess tzkinx
ass -asson "a workmanship AF. f,fd
lzlsig returned iFom Zip - Aznsael1.
0al9 tas b.31-s ei John sasFnza. aad ons
Of TIE prstliest. soliaesg tSsns - tee 5000
Ga ssexsys Sl4le is szys' j Asys seen
Dr Carver skSsL tls Grand kspl1s sports
uen Clab shoos. yoanx IDEAS sHoof. mlll
cbafes snd shoot the h2E bat never saw az
oil vel shcot before. vas saikiag aioHs
G1s ssfest IA Il aazneia en~n 1 as msn
s.tfi1x Ia = oas hoEss earl. slld dFlslng IA
lhs A4sss peculiar m41a<r. he HoQld -
90 a few stefs Eoa then pause. As t4rnei
oug Tor every BsGaie n the street.. aa4
sselzs1 % think rnAt his b0fss vas step
giGz up4u esgs. Pretty soon the er-
alic ac.lsas 81 msn and horse attracted
quite an adultery. 2gd che of t1s cate Al
sxandsrs Ia he zFo1p called oat Nsst
foG GOT here, GA EaSst - = CJusinlte'
Tb- old mAn' i0-t kis troubled expires
sion fog a naonsns AMI here sas sickssi
sri1 OF as iacs as be answered, sit8 eE0ei
emgha=is That's iuss exactly WAT if is,
boys, m gong up 10 me Oh sell Win a.
There Sas a "h1Fryinz - and no there Tor
,es secoods. sod inside Of haf 4 minute
ths dynamite dend aid his horse hsd al OF
nat esd of the q "a 90 the A. selves. and
VA myself the scArcest mai Of thai Hno.e
crowd. Alter while, tGlnkla< the EiASr
over / c0aeiated - follow On al a sale
distance and witness ne Subsequent pro
eeedIngs. Arriving a. tAe 'sesne OF action
l found another crowd collected a. dis
LaZce of a ie~ rods from what appeared % Dc
a small siLsd well hole sunk IN The ground.
Ga inquiry l found that the opening Was
the Aea1 of the oil well which Was to be
operated UPON 0y the old man with tie
dynamite. Ia other words. they were go
log - shoot that OF vel. Ia still other,
anu palmer sords, the oil did not now free-
~ fEOgl below. owing 90 oossract.ons ~eicn
The dynamlte was to Os used Ia Oyeccoln-
ing. TIE deadly mess had being paced IN
VIA Gao. and W4s Just been lsg doan intO
the hole by means OF derrick ss I arrived
0a the spot As Il Vas slowly descend
/ inz weight 6as iet down upon
it very carefully and gradually, anu Al
/ lAaL wuen TIE BOSS OF the delicate loO
made up his mind that the weight and The
can we're in close collision DC motlOned ylg-
osOasiy % tae assembled crowd 10 disper-e
~ q sais distance. aud. getting down upon
l his hands and knees. placed his ear Tor .
second 70 the opening. Suddenly ne sDraag
10 his ieet and dartsd irantlcaiiy towards the
OtGefs who. myself included. had reached
/ the distance OF elock away from the
Mouth % the well tie had only made a
/ iew rocs whea ne slipped and fell prosti-
/ tute a. your AalsDrOpos would say full
/ On hls iacs on the ground and before he
( cOald rise, boom, came loud, explosive
sound and wh.Ez away up into the air Tor
/ hundreds Of feet 6rnt n perfect cloud Of
l dust dlrs, smzil stOass aud mingled oil and
/ gas aad the snose. of nasty debris as it fell
completely eayclopc1 the unfortunate
master Of ceremonies. The oil well had
been SHOT So had the master
Of ceremonies. and both were all
right. only each was little the worse for
wear and tear. And now concluded Mr..
/ Ford" you know what / know about oil
Wslis coasldered as shooting GALLERIES